Tissue-specific Salmonella Typhimurium gene expression during persistence in pigs.

Salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Typhimurium is one of the most important bacterial zoonotic diseases. The bacterium persists in pigs resulting in asymptomatic 'carrier pigs', generating a major source for Salmonella contamination of pork. Until now, very little is known concerning the m...

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Main Authors: Alexander Van Parys, Filip Boyen, Bregje Leyman, Elin Verbrugghe, Freddy Haesebrouck, Frank Pasmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3161100?pdf=render